Rationing's the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. In economics In economics, it's often common to use the word "rationing" to refer to one of the roles that prices play in markets, while rationing (as the word's usually used)'s called "non-price rationing." Using prices to ration means that those with the most money… (More on Ration)